the things I think about....take 2

[emmasmommy]

what's one (or more) elements that you simply cannot use? Something that you just can't make look "right?"

[carrie1977]

Feathers....I can never make feathers look right on my pages.

[Valgal]

Well I've gotten MUCH better about tied ribbons since I asked a couple weeks ago. I use them all the time now! I don't usually know what to do with all the word art and word strips because they rarely match the theme/journaling of my page. And those vintage pieces, like the ones that have a lady's face on it or milk companies and stuff... I have NO idea how to use those. I don't like them. I just don't get it.

[Valgal]

paper clips and the ampersands.

[jak]

Oh yes, definitely feathers. I have a hard time with butterflies and bows too.

[kendallt]

Paper clips are my nemesis. I also sometimes have trouble knowing what to do with/where to place ephemera. Also push pins.

[rach3975]

Originally Posted by Valgal

And those vintage pieces, like the ones that have a lady's face on it or milk companies and stuff... I have NO idea how to use those.

Right there with you. I like them and wish I could use them, but unless they really match the theme of the layout/kit (like a Vintage card of someone dressed in a costume in a Halloween kit or milk company ephemera in a foodelated kit) I can't make them work. I make simpler pages, and I think random ephemera works better when you're putting tons of elements on.

I know how to use paperclips, but I'm usually too lazy to bother with selective erasing. It's something that I did a lot a few years ago, but as time has gotten tighter I had to find corners to cut since I'm a very slow scrapper.

[emmasmommy]

for me? vellum. bleh.
I worked on washi tape and I don't hate it now but anything vellum makes
my head hurt.


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[LeeAndra]

Ribbons... especially twisty curly ones. They just don't look right on my page.

[mariewilcox]

Originally Posted by Valgal

And those vintage pieces, like the ones that have a lady's face on it or milk companies and stuff... I have NO idea how to use those. I don't like them. I just don't get it.

Yeah, I don't get those either... I go as far as to just delete them from the kit

[mariewilcox]

I agree with feathers (never use them, ever) and paper clips - I'm also too lazy to work with them (I don't want to spend a lot of time on one element when I have such limited time to scrap).

[JennNtheBoys]

Pretty much the same as most have said here.... paper clips, push pins I just can't be bothered with. Love feathers but I find them hard to shadow so don't use them often, I have a hard time with acrylic type items too for the same reason.

[hosanhelwa]

Arrows & chevrons... Unless I'm using a template and it calls for them, I'm usually at a loss for what to use them for. And the ampersands...They sit totally unused in all the kits I've found them in!

[Jennifer]

Push pins, thumb tacks, paper clips. I'm so lazy.

[crystalbella77]

bottle caps...I seriously cannot figure them out...lol like what's the point of them? Where do you put them?! I am bottle cap challenged....

[~Cindy~]

Any type of fastener. I just can't seem to get them to look right. I have even checked out the gallery for other peoples layout and mine still look like JUNK.

[bcgal00]

Feathers and paisley shapes for me. If I need to use them for CT work, I will stick them in a cluster but I'm not comfortable with them and am never really happy with the placement of them.

[ChristineF]

Paperclips all the way. They just don't look right and are too much of a pita to bother. Buttons are also something I extremely rarely use.

[abm234]

Agree on the paperclips. I never use them. I know there is a tutorial (or there was a long time ago) about how to use them. It seems like too much work so I don't even try. And the same for push pins-no idea how to use those either.

[littlekiwi]

Originally Posted by crystalbella77

bottle caps...I seriously cannot figure them out...lol like what's the point of them? Where do you put them?! I am bottle cap challenged....

Me too

Originally Posted by LeeAndra

Ribbons... especially twisty curly ones. They just don't look right on my page.

Yes, I end up deleting them

Originally Posted by Jennifer

Push pins, thumb tacks, paper clips. I'm so lazy.

Yes, I'm a lazy scrapper too when it comes to this stuff.

Originally Posted by mariewilcox

I agree with feathers (never use them, ever) and paper clips - I'm also too lazy to work with them (I don't want to spend a lot of time on one element when I have such limited time to scrap).

Yes, exactly. I barely scrap as it is, don't need to use elements I find hard to use and fiddly.




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[YepBrook]

I like alllll the elements. Some take more time to use (like paperclips), but I usually feel like I have to use every element in a kit. Or at least, as many as I can! I figure if they look nice all together on the preview, they'll look awesome on my page.

[bexy]

I LOVE feathers. I don't even care if I shadow them right or not cause they're my fave LOL! And I also LOVE twisty ribbons!! Just putting that out there so our lovely designers keep them in ALL the kits.

[Rubia Padilha]

Originally Posted by YepBrook

I like alllll the elements. Some take more time to use (like paperclips), but I usually feel like I have to use every element in a kit. Or at least, as many as I can! I figure if they look nice all together on the preview, they'll look awesome on my page.

that is why you will always be one of my favorites scrappers!
wanna try sbasic team?

I try to use everything I can! LOVE use brushes and scribbles and stuff like that, to work more on the background paper! and LOVE some paperclip!! you are all crazy. haha it is super easy to use. and you can always use ephemeras to cluster stuff - it looks super fun!!

I think we should open a thread like "what would you do with element xxxx" and people could show lots of inspiration.

[flergs]

Bottle caps are just another version of any circle element. Use like flair or buttons... Easy.



I'd put on a bow like here even.



https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/s...70&cat=&page=1
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[Rubia Padilha]

Yes! I forgot to say something about the bottle caps!! Megs is right. Another super fun element to use!

[flergs]

Feathers, use like foliage. They're basically same shape as a leaf, but fancier. Tuck behind stuff, use in clusters like leaves. Definitely with flowers.



https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...e=fall&cat=668



https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/s...93&cat=&page=1

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[Rubia Padilha]

wowww that page!!!
(oh, Brook! you are awesome!!! ♥)

[Captivated Visions]

I find paper clips so cute! Even if we don't use them to 'clip' per se, sometimes I find it fun to lay them on the top of my page like ooh a paperclip fell onto the page and i left it there cos its cuuuute! I like um!

Agree with you Flergs about using Feathers like leaves and tucking them in, the fall layout is a gorgeous example!!

I've been guilty about using the vintage milk bottle ephemera in my kits and like Ru said love to blend them into my page or use them as extra layers in clusters and what not.

Like Ru said if you are stuck with how to use an element or need more example layouts shout up as we'd love to help you! <3

[dinahfig]

It's funny, I don't think I have seen paper clips in a kit in a long time. Maybe I have been ignoring them? LOL! I don't know why, but i have TONS of journal cards for project life but I never use them since I don't do pocket pages. I guess I need to figure out new and exciting ways to use them.

[Sweeet]

Originally Posted by YepBrook

I like alllll the elements. Some take more time to use (like paperclips), but I usually feel like I have to use every element in a kit. Or at least, as many as I can! I figure if they look nice all together on the preview, they'll look awesome on my page.

Ditto with me as well....if I can, I WILL. . .

[kendallt]

Okay, I want you all to know that this thread made me feel guilty for hatin' on paperclips, so I was determined to use one of the gorgeous paperclips in Megs and Amber's kit!

[dinahfig]

Beautiful Kendall!!!

Originally Posted by kendallt

Okay, I want you all to know that this thread made me feel guilty for hatin' on paperclips, so I was determined to use one of the gorgeous paperclips in Megs and Amber's kit!

[ellasspace]

My only dislike is fake colored greens.... Hate them, I just can not make them work

[SmallMoments]

Buttons. Every time I try to place one, it looks random and odd.